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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
2
State officials discuss laws and enforcement while the Red Cross launches a national Christmas drive. Harrisburg aims for 28 thousand members with a December 17 kickoff, urging each person to give a one dollar Red Cross membership as a thoughtful holiday gift.
The piece notes Lieutenant Governor Frank B. McClain’s Pennsylvania farming counsel. It praises Lancaster County’s crop strength from hard work and fertilization and reports farmers heeded his warning against selling horses last winter, instead buying sheep as advised.
Capitol contacts say Virginia will not match last year while sheep numbers rise by thousands and hog farming gains traction as a major food production route. Licensing for oleo sales surges with 4,200 licenses noted and butter prices climb. Telegraph Family enjoys nearly $10,000 in yearly savings for its members.
Consul General George E. Anderson reports that American and British knitting yarns lost prominence in South China, overtaken by Japanese mills by 1916. Japan used subsidized steamships and favorable freight to flood Hongkong and other markets, challenging US and UK shares and hinting at broader tariffs and trade tactics. The piece ends with a domestic quip about a cold morning and a pantry window.
Governor Brumbaugh and Adjutant General Beary announce the initial list of officers to organize and command Reserve Militia units of Pennsylvania. Veterans of the Spanish War join experienced enlisted ranks to recruit and train, ensuring readiness as war with Austria looms and industrial strain grows with enemy alien concerns.
Wartime necessity leads to government control of railroads, not cheaper service. German government lines have nearly doubled passenger rates, Berlin to Cologne up from 27.20 to 67.20 marks and Berlin to Munich from 30.70 to 60.70 marks, underscoring the belief that government operation cannot match private efficiency.
The piece outlines potential renaming of a new party formed from Prohibition and Progressive factions, with Pennsylvania debates over the National name, local option versus a dry constitutional amendment, and stance shifts in the Republican and Democratic camps. It notes key figures like Dr. B. E. P. Prugh, Senator Penrose, and ongoing Philadelphia politics, including election enforcement concerns and municipal finance issues.
A Saxon Finance Minister told the Diet that Germany must demand a large indemnity from the Allies as a group, regardless of payer. He warned that if Germany had won and the Allies stayed out, Germany would have billed the United States for war expenses through its navy, citing the impact on America.
Emily Chidsey Flynn of Easton sends a patriotic poem to her brothers William and George Chidsey serving in France with Battery H Sixth Regiment in the Oise front. Accompanying the verses are two American silk flags to carry in their breast pockets. Francis Chidsey, a lieutenant, is at Camp Meade Md. Charles F. Chidsey Jr. is another sibling residing in Easton.
Poem by Ames Shirley (1596 1666) showing his link between Elizabethan drama and Restoration era verse. It recalls that fate spares no ruler and death equalizes kings and the poor as the grave dusts their badges of power. It ends with the line about the actions of the just smelling sweet in dust.
A collection of humorous quips from several papers during wartime critique. The lines touch on enemy aliens, the three R s in Russia, home front morale, Christmas socks for soldiers, political humor about Georges, dining costs, Finnish demands, and fronts from West to New York water front.
A Columbus Record article speculates on Britain's promise of autonomy for Jews in Palestine. It notes Palestine's Muslim and Christian majority, the need for Jewish migration to achieve home rule, and the Zionist dream aided by Britain, while wary of German or Turkish rule.
The Wilkes-Barre Record urges community duty beyond wartime effort. It calls on business and professional leaders to strengthen the Chamber of Commerce to shape local initiative and enterprise for postwar opportunities, aiming to sustain welfare long after the war ends.
A fragmented humor page sketches street scenes and burlesque banter. Characters comment on uniforms and uniforms and a pedestrian misadventure ends with a quip about owning a horse and buggy. The skit hints at social tensions and urban bustle with witty exchanges among Grace Frank and others.
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers seeks 15 percent commissions for its 1400 Wells Fargo Missouri Pacific workers. California Governor Stephens forms a labor defense committee to resolve war related employer wage disputes. AFL Railway Employers Department president Wharton asks Division 1 crafts to vote on eight hour day and wage raises. France urges trade schools for munitions workers to gain trade theory and practice or allow workers to attend state industrial schools.
Berliner Tageblatt reports talks between the war food bureau and imperial sugar office over replacing white lump and caster sugar with raw Edelzucker to save coal. Raw sugar with molasses and impurities is seen as unfit for jam and spoils flavor, while sugar factory consolidation is planned. The piece warns of health risks and national hardship, amid wartime referenda debates and U S bond support in Minneapolis.
The article compares Liberty Loan subscribers to 1916 presidential voters, noting 9.3 million subscribers versus 18.5 million votes and a US population near 110 million. It argues that roughly one in twelve Americans could be a Liberty Bond buyer, highlighting strong public support.
The Magdeburgische Zeitung quotes a Dresden correspondent summarizing a drought damaged harvest in May and June. Oats and barley fail, rye and wheat average, potatoes show best prospects, kohlrabi poor, fodder generally weak, with better fodder rain expected. Late planting due to a long winter means potatoes should stay in the ground longer.
In Harrisburg two odd incidents unfold as a man with two hunting dogs disrupts a crowded trolley ride and a man in a new fur collar is struck by a jitney, while draft officials prepare for the Army’s manpower needs with millions of blanks and envelopes. State beekeepers are urged to abandon smoking to calm hives, hay sales decline, and banking law revisions progress under Samuel D. Matlack’s guidance. Dr. Joseph Kalbfus highlights avian knowledge at a Pennsylvania State Society luncheon as officials meet monthly.
Dr J D Erdman named new chairman of the Allentown school board. Attorney General Brown travels in the west branch country. Judge C A Groman grants four divorces in minutes. Fred T Chandler, Philadelphia broker, received birthday telegrams. Chancellor B S McCorms of the University of Pittsburgh speaks on food conservation.
Historic Harrisburg records show a sharp rise in Boy Scouts as Fifty wanes ago Verbeketown began activity. Grace Richmond writes a story about mothers and an ambulance funded by a serialized tale titled The Ist ling Mother, supporting the Allied cause with a fully equipped ambulance donation.
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